The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

The alleged house of the Virgin Mary is tucked away in a park and nature preserve on Mt. Koressos in Turkey and is holy to both Catholics and Muslims alike.

Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.

Seven early Christians were sealed into a cave where legend has it they slept unharmed for centuries.

This airfield is home to a number of retired vintage planes in various states of disrepair.

This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

Largest display of Wesleyana anywhere in the world.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.